22 Sep 2014 in Senate:
I am okay with two weeks.
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22 Sep 2014 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, is Sen. Ong’era in order to personalise and reduce a Cabinet Secretary by saying ‘our Gusii?’ He is not a Gusii, but he is the Cabinet Secretary for the whole country and should serve all Kenyans. We do not want to know the tribe.
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22 Sep 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. I appreciate your ruling. However, since there are Members of that Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations in this House and the written answer has been with the Chairperson; would it not be in order that any Member can read it this week or latest next week, rather than postponing it? This is a matter concerning deaths. We want the people who killed these boys to be arrested.
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22 Sep 2014 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I sit in the same Committee and I also sit in the other Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget. Where the same issue of Narok came up and was dealt with in the House. Sen. Murkomen rose because our Clerks who were supposed to have dealt with the Narok The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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22 Sep 2014 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I join Sen. Khaniri and the House in welcoming the delegation of hon. Members and staff from Vihiga County Assembly. This is what we do in the Senate. We have just done our work; looking at the audited reports of the Auditor-General. However, allow me to read the role of the Senate Article 96(3) which says:- “The Senate determines the allocation of national revenue among counties, as provided for in Article 217, and exercises oversight over national revenue allocated to the county governments.” Madam Temporary Speaker, what is not mentioned here is the local revenue, ...
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22 Sep 2014 in Senate:
On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.
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22 Sep 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale that, perhaps, Kakamega County is benchmarking from the national Government who are dealing with contractors from China. I do not know whether this is correct benchmarking.
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22 Sep 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am informing him that there are other scenarios that Kakamega County could be copying from.
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22 Sep 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform my distinguished colleague, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, that what is happening in Kakamega County is not unique. They are copying some bad manners from the national Government which is mostly soliciting contractors who are not locals.
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2 Sep 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleagues in supporting this amendment to the Bill. I want to say that although the statement has just been inserted and it is coming later than it was expected, it would be good to remind ourselves that this House passed this Bill on 1st August and so the Senate did its work. I am saying this because of the public who may be having a perception that the delay could be as a result of the Senate. The National Assembly, I am told, also passed this Bill on 16th August, 2014. The ...
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